Euphorbiaceae
Acalypha

Acalypha villosa Jacq.

First published in Select. Stirp. Amer. Hist.: 254 (1763)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Mexico to Tropical America. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Argentina Northwest, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Venezuela, Windward Is.

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00606-022-01816-0. epublication.
  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Berendsohn, W.G., Gruber, A.K. & Monterrosa Salomón, J. (2009). Nova silva cusatlantica. Árboles nativos e introduciados de El Salvador. Parte 1: Angiospermae - Familias A a L. Englera 29-1: 1-438.
  • Cardiel, J.M. & Muñoz Rodríguez, P. (2015). Synopsis of Acalypha (Euphorbiaceae) of Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 101: 384-405.
  • Garcia-Mendoza, A.J. & Meave, J.A. (eds.) (2012). Diversidad florística de Oaxaca: de musgos a angiospermas (colecciones y listas de especies), ed. 2: 1-351. Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.
  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 1-529. MIM, Deurne.
  • Govaerts, R., Frodin, D.G. & Radcliffe-Smith, A. (2000). World Checklist and Bibliography of Euphorbiaceae (and Pandaceae) 1-4: 1-1622. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • Idárraga-Piedrahita, A., Ortiz, R.D.C., Callejas Posada, R. & Merello, M. (eds.) (2011). Flora de Antioquia: Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares 2: 1-939. Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín.
  • Linares, J.L. (2003 publ. 2005). Lista comentado de los árboles nativos y cultivados en la República de El Salvador. Ceiba; a Scientific and Technical Journal Published by Zamorano 44: 105-268.
  • Muñoz-Rodríguez, P., Cardiel, J.M. & Atha, D. (2014). Acalypha subgenus Linostachys (Euphorbiaceae, Acalyphoideae): a global review. Phytotaxa 166: 199-221.
  • Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
  • Stevens, W.D., Ulloa U., C., Pool, A. & Montiel, O.M. (2001). Flora de Nicaragua. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 85: i-xlii, 1-2666. Missouri Botanical Garden.

Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Berendsohn, W.G., Gruber, A.K. & Monterrosa Salomón, J. (2009). Nova silva cusatlantica. Árboles nativos e introduciados de El Salvador. Parte 1: Angiospermae - Familias A a L. Englera 29-1: 1-438.
  • Linares, J.L. (2003 publ. 2005). Lista comentado de los árboles nativos y cultivados en la República de El Salvador. Ceiba; a Scientific and Technical Journal Published by Zamorano 44: 105-268.
  • Muñoz-Rodríguez, P., Cardiel, J.M. & Atha, D. (2014). Acalypha subgenus Linostachys (Euphorbiaceae, Acalyphoideae): a global review. Phytotaxa 166: 199-221.

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R., & Celis, M. (eds.). (2020). Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia. v1.1. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Dataset/Checklist. https://doi.org/10.15472/7avdhn
  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.
  • IUCN (2021). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2021-2. https://www.iucnredlist.org.
  • Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt (2019). Lista de especies vedadas por la resolución 213 de 1977. 8256 especies. http://i2d.humboldt.org.co/ceiba/resource.do?r=le_plantaspriorizadas_2019

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2010 Glaziou [11533] Brazil K001206579 Yes
Feb 18, 2009 González, J.; Garita, A.; González, L. [2859] Costa Rica K001612015 Yes
Feb 18, 2009 González, J.; Garita, A.; González, L. [3017] Costa Rica K001612014 Yes
Jan 1, 2001 Williams, R.S. [655] Bolivia K000600535 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1998 Otto [436] Venezuela K000600532 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1998 Fendler [1219] Venezuela K000600531 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1998 Fendler, A. [1825] Venezuela K000600534 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1988 Kirkbride Jr., J.H. [2515] Colombia K001447658 Yes
Maas, P.J.M. [6962] Brazil K001206580 Yes
Pinheiro, R.S. [327] Brazil K001206584 Yes
Gardner [1838] Brazil K000600554 Type Yes
Nee, M. [34540] Brazil K001206581 Yes
Cid Ferreira, C.A. [6572] Brazil K001206582 Yes
Gardner [1838] Brazil K000600555 Type Yes
Belém, R.P. [538] Brazil K001206585 Yes
Hatschbach, G. [60359] Brazil K001206578 Yes
Thomas, W. [4669] Brazil K001206587 Yes
Ratter, J.A. [7066] Brazil K001206583 Yes
Irwin, H.S. [34919] Brazil K001206586 Yes
n/a K001447636 Yes
n/a K001447637 Yes
n/a K001447638 Yes
n/a K001447639 Yes
n/a K001447640 Yes
n/a K001447641 Yes
n/a K001447642 Yes
n/a K001447643 Yes
n/a K001447644 Yes
n/a K001447645 Yes
n/a K001447646 Yes
n/a K001447647 Yes
n/a K001447648 Yes
n/a K001447649 Yes
n/a K001447650 Yes
n/a K001447651 Yes
n/a K001447652 Yes
n/a K001447653 Yes
n/a K001447654 Yes
n/a K001447655 Yes
n/a K001447656 Yes
n/a K001447657 Yes
n/a K001447659 Yes
n/a K001447660 Yes
Ecuador K001447661 Yes
Smith, H.H. [1417] Colombia Acalypha villosa var. genuina K001447667 Yes
Colombia Acalypha villosa var. genuina K001447668 Yes
Colombia Acalypha villosa var. genuina K001447669 Yes
Colombia Acalypha villosa var. genuina K001447670 Yes
Colombia Acalypha villosa var. genuina K001447671 Yes
Jan 1, 1998 Eggers, H. [15616] Ecuador Acalypha villosa var. latiuscula K000600533 Type Yes
Ule, E. [9537] Brazil Acalypha villosa var. latiuscula K001206588 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Universidad Nacional de Colombia

    • ColPlantA database
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0